Investment

Yesterday, the CEO of the Vanuatu Tourism Office outlined an ambitious plan to revitalise Vanuatu’s tourism sector. Adela Issachar Aru's organisation aims to increase tourist arrivals by air from just over 100,000 per year to 300,000 by 2030. In addition to that, she said, the Vanuatu Tourism Office will make significant efforts to encourage tourists to explore beyond the island of Efate. While...

Mathieu Hervillard, French investor and business owner, in this exclusive interview for Vila Times talks about doing business in Vanuatu, relationships between Western and Chinese investors in the Pacific, potential for growth in tourism, and what Vanuatu has to learn from Thailand and Mauritius to become a highly developed country fast. ‘My family has been investing in Vanuatu for decades’ –...